Wood County Health Department warns of increased whooping cough cases

7:57 PM,
Dec. 13, 2013

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Wood County Health Department officials are advising people of a significant rise in the number of pertussis cases seen in the county since Nov. 1.

Most of the cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been in the northern portion of the county, said Jean Rosekrans, Wood County public health nurse. There has been one confirmed case in Wisconsin Rapids, she said.

Portage and Marathon counties also have seen a significant increase, Rosekrans said. In Wood County, there have been 24 whooping cough cases with 11 confirmed and 13 still being investigated. ...